Canada's Carney visits India to strengthen trade and relations

Chinese outlets focus on Beijing’s decision to cut duties and suspend some tariffs on Canadian farm goods after Carney’s outreach. They present the tariff changes as a sign that China is open to easing trade frictions with Canada when political ties improve. They suggest that Canada’s middle power diplomacy does not prevent it from maintaining and even expanding trade with China.

• •Chinese authorities reduced import duties on Canadian canola shortly after Carney’s recent diplomatic moves.
• •Earlier in the same week, Beijing suspended some agricultural tariffs on Canadian products that had hurt Canadian farmers.
• •Chinese commentary links the tariff easing to a desire to stabilize relations with Ottawa while Canada engages other Indo-Pacific partners.
• •Beijing signals that Canada can pursue ties with India, Australia and Japan while still enjoying access to the Chinese market.
• •Chinese reports imply that improved trade with Canada helps secure food and feed supplies for Chinese consumers and livestock producers.